BN1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Brighton and Hollingdean, in Brighton and Hove.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN1, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BN1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN1 at a rate of 177.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.
In August 2026 alone, 1,566 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,976), anti-social behaviour (3,047) and other crime (2,892).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN1 was 176.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in BN1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so BN1 has no single figure. Of its 48 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in BN1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove 001A | 1,444 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.6% |
| Brighton and Hove 001B | 1,585 | 290.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.3% |
| Brighton and Hove 001C | 1,586 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| Brighton and Hove 001D | 1,548 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.8% |
| Brighton and Hove 001E | 1,627 | 23.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| Brighton and Hove 002A | 2,330 | 101.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.9% |
| Brighton and Hove 002B | 4,165 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 75.7% |
| Brighton and Hove 002C | 2,142 | 78.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.9% |
| Brighton and Hove 002D | 1,477 | 114.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Brighton and Hove 003A | 1,592 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.0% |
| Brighton and Hove 003B | 1,653 | 145.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.4% |
| Brighton and Hove 003C | 1,514 | 23.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| Brighton and Hove 003D | 1,491 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |
| Brighton and Hove 003E | 1,812 | 27.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.6% |
| Brighton and Hove 004A | 1,554 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Brighton and Hove 004B | 1,916 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| Brighton and Hove 004C | 1,551 | 76.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.0% |
| Brighton and Hove 004D | 1,619 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.0% |
| Brighton and Hove 008B | 1,588 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.7% |
| Brighton and Hove 008D | 1,710 | 162.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| Brighton and Hove 010A | 1,704 | 53.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| Brighton and Hove 010B | 1,866 | 14.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| Brighton and Hove 010C | 1,323 | 22.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.5% |
| Brighton and Hove 010D | 1,595 | 18.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| Brighton and Hove 010E | 1,583 | 34.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |
| Brighton and Hove 011B | 1,692 | 23.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.9% |
| Brighton and Hove 011C | 1,696 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.2% |
| Brighton and Hove 011D | 1,707 | 13.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Brighton and Hove 011E | 1,639 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.1% |
| Brighton and Hove 014A | 1,593 | 40.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% |
| Brighton and Hove 014B | 1,405 | 28.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.2% |
| Brighton and Hove 014C | 1,607 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 79.8% |
| Brighton and Hove 014D | 1,810 | 80.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.7% |
| Brighton and Hove 014E | 2,140 | 61.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.4% |
| Brighton and Hove 015E | 1,755 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Brighton and Hove 024A | 1,942 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.7% |
| Brighton and Hove 024B | 1,765 | 95.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.4% |
| Brighton and Hove 024C | 1,562 | 81.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.2% |
| Brighton and Hove 024D | 1,782 | 173.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.8% |
| Brighton and Hove 024E | 1,415 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| Brighton and Hove 027A | 1,783 | 2,638.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.4% |
| Brighton and Hove 027B | 1,545 | 231.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.2% |
| Brighton and Hove 027C | 2,423 | 681.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 64.8% |
| Brighton and Hove 027E | 1,846 | 1,177.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 79.0% |
| Brighton and Hove 027F | 1,280 | 193.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.2% |
| Brighton and Hove 027G | 1,860 | 353.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 71.8% |
| Brighton and Hove 029D | 1,674 | 169.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 79.8% |
| Brighton and Hove 029E | 1,624 | 424.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 72.7% |
MPs for BN1
- Siân BerryGreen PartyMP for Brighton Pavilion96% of BN1’s postcodes
- Chris WardLabourMP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven2.1% of BN1’s postcodes
- James MacClearyLiberal DemocratMP for Lewes1.2% of BN1’s postcodes
- Peter KyleLabourMP for Hove and Portslade1.1% of BN1’s postcodes
- Alison BennettLiberal DemocratMP for Mid Sussex0.1% of BN1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in BN19
Postcode sectors in BN19
Council1
Towns in BN11
Postcode districts next to BN16
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BN postcode area2
BN1 in brief
BN1 is a postcode district covering Brighton and Hollingdean, in Brighton and Hove.
About 86,221 people lived in BN1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £425,000 in 2025 across 1,170 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 177.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in BN1 was £425,000 in 2025.
BN1 had 84,027 usual residents at the census.
In BN1, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In BN1, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.